Publications

Career and Technical Education (CTE) Program Analysis Scorecard Report, 2020-2021
This report summarizes the results of the CTE Program Analysis Scorecard for the 2020–2021 school year. The CTE Program Analysis Scorecard results focus on three components of program outcomes: (a) program alignment, (b) quality of instruction, and (c) access and equity. Program outcomes provide information about program effectiveness and help to facilitate decisions about program implementation and improvement.

High School Exit Survey (HSES), Executive Summary, Spring 2021
This report provides highlights from the 2021 High School Exit Survey and includes AISD seniors’ reports of college and career preparation activities, perceptions of school experiences, and aspirations for the future.

AISD CTE Postsecondary Enrollment Trends
Career and Technical Education (CTE) prepares students for college, career, and life, and increases access and equity to high-skill, high-wage, and high-demand industries. AISD CTE prepares graduates for postsecondary success. About 72% of Class of 2019 graduates who enrolled in postsecondary education were CTE course takers or concentrators. This executive summary reports on college enrollment for Class of 2019 graduates who participated in CTE during their senior year.

Career and Technical Education (CTE) Program Analysis Scorecard Report, 2019-2020
Career and Technical Education (CTE) at Austin Independent School District (AISD) aims to provide scholars with academic knowledge and technical skills needed to gain entry to high-demand, high-skill, and high-wage industries. This report summarizes results of the CTE Program Analysis Scorecard for the 2019–2020 school year. The CTE Program Analysis Scorecard results focus on three components of program outcomes: (a) program alignment, (b) quality of instruction, and (c) access and equity.

Professional Pathways for Teachers: 2018-2019 Appraisal Results for Career and Technical Education Instructors
Comparisons between CTE and non-CTE instructors and between CTE endorsements were examined in the context of PPfT and CTE’s overlapping goals of quality instruction and professional learning. CTE instructors had significantly higher summative scores than did non-CTE instructors. Almost twice as many CTE as non-CTE instructors earned a distinguished rating. Results supported key indicators of CTE high-quality instruction (i.e., prepared and effective program staff, engaging instruction, work-based learning opportunities, and standards-aligned and industry-based curriculum and instruction).

Career and Technical Education Program Analysis Scorecard Report for 2018-2019
In the first year of the CTE 5-Year Plan, this report describes outcomes for CTE goals in program alignment, quality instruction, and access and equity. Among high school CTE students, 3,203 earned at least one industry-based certification. Industry partners included 140 businesses and organizations that provided work-based experiences to AISD CTE students. Through high-quality, standards-based, industry-aligned pathways, CTE students gain work experience, academic knowledge, technical and professional skills, leadership development, and postsecondary credentials.

AISD CTE Postsecondary Enrollment
Career and Technical Education (CTE) provides students with the academic knowledge, technical skills, work-based experiences, and hands-on learning with real world scenarios that prepare students for college and career after high school. This executive summary reports on college enrollment along with industry certifications and CTE concentrators for the graduating Class of 2018.

Career and Technical Education: Program Analysis Scorecard Report
This report summarizes Career and Technical Education (CTE) Program Analysis Scorecard results from the 2017-2018 school year. To better understand and measure conditions in the program prior to implementation of the CTE 5-Year Plan. To establish a baseline data, indicators related to quality of instruction, program alignment, and access and equity are described.

Austin Partners in Education: Annual Evaluation Report, 2018-2019
This report includes results for Austin Partners in Education (APIE) programs in 2018-2019 including math classroom coaching, GEAR UP tutoring, college readiness, and mentoring. It highlights continued academic support programs serving students in 8th grade math classroom coaching and 12th grade college readiness programs, as well as, provides baseline data of pilot programs and expansion.

2019 SAT Results Summary
This report describes SAT test results for AISD's graduating seniors, Class of 2019, who took the SAT any time during high school.